Calendar

Persons with disabilities who need accommodations (such as sign language interpreter services) in order to participate in an ELC-sponsored event are asked to notify ELC as much in advance of the event as possible.

July 13, 2010
Continuing Legal Education: Due Process Hearings, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia.
ELC attorneys will be part of this day-long CLE on on how to represent a client at a special education due process hearing. Learn more and register here.

July 19, 2010
The Alliance for Educational Justice is planning a rally in Washington, D.C. on July 19. Contact andi@yucyouth.org for more information.

July 30, 2010
The Community Responses to Zero Tolerance group in Philadelphia will hold a meeting on July 30 at 3 p.m. Contact Harold Jordan at Hjordan@aclupa.org for more information.

August 9-13, 2010
The Philadelphia Student Union is holding a free leadership Institute for students entitled "Building a Youth Movement" from August 9-13. E-mail fred@phillystudentunion.org for more infomation or register online at youthmovement.eventbrite.com.

August 9, 2010
The Advocacy Alliance hosts an Education Law Forum at the Luzerne County Community College Education Conference Center.
ELC will give a presentation on Getting a Child into School and Keeping Him/Her There: An Overview of Enrollment Rules, School Discipline Laws, and the Special Ed Process in Pennsylvania from 10am to 3pm. Lunch is provided. Reservations are encouraged by contacting Kathy Wallace, Advocacy Alliance at (570) 207‐9199, toll free 1‐877‐315‐6855, or at kw@theadvocacyalliance.org.

August 18, 2010
The Arc is sponsoring a training for everyone concerning appropiate reading interventions for students receiving special education. Boyertown Borough Hall on 100 S. Washington Street, Boyertown at 7:00 pm. RSVP to paulstengle@aol.com

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